drakkar-lig / drakkar-lig/walt-python-packages

Users should be able to set node aliases

Open
#34 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

Nobody has claimed this yet.

enhancement
Dominant language
Python
Stars
7
Forks
4
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

It would be handy to be able to register an alias to nodes. This alias would be linked to the user who registered it. It would be displayed in commands output of the user which has registered it.

This would allow to keep a sane device name, while still easing platform usage.

For example, let's consider a hands-on session, and the hands-on subject refers to nodes N1, N2, N3 and N4. Since each student group logs in with a different walt user, all groups can give those same 4 aliases to their nodes, without any conflict. This would make it much easier for them (not having to remember that node rpibplus-412-AD is actually node N2 in the subject...).

Contributor guide

No contributing guide indexed for this repository

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating where node registration stores user-specific information and where commands format node output. Done means a user can register aliases for nodes, reuse the same aliases independently under another user, and see their own aliases in command output.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend, cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.